Qtolqjimctadû: Difference between revisions
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"I am Tolsian" (the speaker is a woman) : êü kalûaqni tke? ctolqjimke. | "I am Tolsian" (the speaker is a woman) : êü kalûaqni tke? ctolqjimke. | ||
Subject + "to be" + subject particle + "Tolsian" (f.sg.) | Subject + "to be" + subject particle + "Tolsian" (f.sg.) | ||
"I am a (Tolsian) woman" : Ad tke? mqarea (ctolqjimke) êü kalûaqni. | "I am a (Tolsian) woman" : Ad tke? mqarea (ctolqjimke) êü kalûaqni. | ||
Article + subject particle + "woman" (+ "Tolsian") + subject + "to be". | Article + subject particle + "woman" (+ "Tolsian") + subject + "to be". | ||
*The basic constituent order of a declarative sentence is SVO. | *The basic constituent order of a declarative sentence is SVO. | ||
Example : "I am wasting my time" : Êü kavaqni çcteëm nda tÿmg kabbhe. | Example : "I am wasting my time" : Êü kavaqni çcteëm nda tÿmg kabbhe. | ||
Subject pronoun + "to have" + substantival present participle of the verb "to lose" + particle "in, from, of" + "time" + possessive pronoun "mine". | Subject pronoun + "to have" + substantival present participle of the verb "to lose" + particle "in, from, of" + "time" + possessive pronoun "mine". | ||